I agree with the general thrust, that use of erudite Latinate
verbage is not a good idea. We're dealing with democratically
elected officials, people who are pretty representative of the
common people, and in general, we'll alienate them if we use
pompous terminology.

But, I think terms like "printerola" are a bit on the tacky
side. Also, let's not fall into the jargon trap and use terms
like VVPT in public discourse. It's handy shorthand within
the community that's discussing the idea, but it will completely
lose the public.

Doug Jones
jones@cs.uiowa.edu
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